WELCOME TO VALLEY GLEN
Valley Glen is a neighborhood in southeastern section of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. Once part of Van Nuys and North Hollywood, it became a separate neighborhood in 1998. Valley Glen is home to Los Angeles Valley College and the Great Wall of Los Angeles, a half-mile-long California-history mural listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Prior to 1998, Valley Glen was part of Van Nuys and North Hollywood. In 1997, more than 70% of the area’s homeowners signed a petition to change the name of a section of Van Nuys (between Burbank and Victory boulevards) to Valley Glen. The proposed Valley Glen neighborhood would encompass 1,200 homes.
In February 1998, some adjacent neighborhoods joined Valley Glen and City Councilman Mike Feuer endorsed the name change. Valley Glen became an official Los Angeles neighborhood in June 1998. The new neighborhood encompassed more than 3,000 homes between Hazeltine and Whitsett Avenues.
In 1998, the Department of Transportation installed 12 neighborhood signs. In 2004, CalTrans agreed to erect a sign on the 170 Freeway identifying the location of Valley Glen. In 2008, the US Postal Service officially recognized the neighborhood by designating all or part of 91401 (Van Nuys), 91405 (Van Nuys) and 91606 (North Hollywood) to be Valley Glen. In 2013, the city approved the installation of a monument sign proposed by the Greater Valley Glen Council. It is located at the intersection of Burbank Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue.
Schools
Ulysses S. Grant High School, 13000 Oxnard Street
James Madison Middle School, 13000 Hart Street
Coldwater Canyon Elementary School, 6850 Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Kittridge Street Elementary School, 13619 Kittridge Street
Erwin Elementary School, 13400 Erwin Street
John B. Monlux Elementary School, 6051 Bellaire Avenue
Jack London Continuation School, 1294 Oxnard Street